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一、阅读理解(题型注释)
What’sgoingonunderLiverpool?
ARainyDayinLiverpool
DarkcloudsappearovertheRiverMerseyandacoldwindisblowing.Afewraindropsarebeginningtofall.We’reinthefamouscityofLiverpoolandwe’regoingtospendthisrainydayintheWilliamsonTunnels.
AnInterestingLifeStory
JosephWilliamsonwasbornintoapoorfamilyin1769,butlefthomeandwenttoworkforatobaccocompanyaged11.Hebeganatthebottom,andfinallybecameheadofthebusiness.
AnUnsolvedMystery
NobodyknowswhyWilliamsondugtunnelsundermostofLiverpool,butmanythinkitwastocreatejobs.PerhapshalfofLiverpool’spopulationworkedforhim.Theindustryofwarhadmadeenormousamountsofmoney,butnowLiverpoolwasinaterriblefinancialsituation.
TheKingofEdgeHill
IwentonaguidedtourstartingclosetowherehisempirebeganinEdgeHill.Inthetunnels,thestepsleadingfromroomsbelowgroundtothosebuildings,whichnolongerexist,seemparticularlyghostly.
IncredibleEngineering
WegointotheDoubleTunnel.It’sjustbeendiscoveredthatit’sactuallyatripletunnel-butnobodyknowswhythethreetunnelswerebuiltontopofeachother.
Wefinishthetouranddecidewe’llhaveacoffeeintheWilliamsonTunnelsCafeBar.There,Inoticelotsofflyersforbandsandtheatergroupsthatarecomingtoplaythere.
WhyLiverpool?
Apartfromtheobviousattractionslikethefootballclubs,oranythingtodowiththeBeatles,Liverpoolhasalottooffer.PrincesParkandCroxtethParkwereroyalhuntinggroundsandthetreesare200yearsold.RenshawStreetdisplaysareanunusualmixofarchitecturestyles.Thenightlifeisexciting.IfyouwanttoexperienceapartoftheBritishIsleswithacharacterentirelydifferentfromLondon,youshoulddefinitelycometoLiverpool.
1、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutJosephWilliamson?
A.Hewasbornintheearly1700s.
B.Helefthomewhenheturned18.
C.Heworkedforatobaccocompanywhenhewasyoung.
D.Hestartedhisbusinessbyhimselfbutendedupbroke.
2、WheredidWilliamsonstarthisbusiness?
A.PrincesPark.
B.EdgeHill.
C.CroxtethPark.
D.RenshawStreet.
3、WhatcanyoudoinLiverpool?
a.Joinfootballclubs.
b.EnjoyBeatlesmusic.
c.Visitfamoustouristspots.
d.Enjoythebeautifulbeach.
A.abd
B.bcd
C.acd
D.abc
InJanuary,2016,HarryStylesmadeabolddecision.HeleftthepopularboybandOneDirectionandwentsolo(单飞).Nowheismakinghisownvoiceheard.The23-year-oldBritishsingerreleasedhisfirstsolosinglecalledSignoftheTimes.Hisself-titledalbum(个人同名专辑)iscomingoutonMay12.
Goingsoloisajourneyforhimtofindhisidentity(身份).Thoughatthetime,hewasuncertainabouthisfuture,hekeptawordinhismind-“honesty”.“Ididn’twanttowrite‘stories’,”hetoldRollingStone.“Iwantedtowritemystories,thingsthathappenedtome.Thenumber-onethingwasIwantedtobehonest.Ihadn’tdonethatbefore.”
Heisindeedfullofstoriessincebeginninghissolocareer.Lastfall,hespenttwomonthsrecordingonaremoteislandinJamaica(牙买加).Alongwithsomemusicians,hefilledatwo-floorhousewithinstruments.Theyhungoutatthebarthatlookedlikeatreehouse.Manymorningsbeganwithaswimintheriverdownthehill.Theywatchedmanyromanticcomedies.Stylesalwaysheldablacknotebookandlookedlikeacollegestudentwhowasstudying,RollingStonereported.
Hiscomingalbumisaboutrockmusic.Infact,hegrewupwithit.HisfatherDesmondwasarockmusicfan.WhenStyleswasveryyoung,hedancedtoTheDarkSideoftheMoon,aclassicsongbyBritishrockbandPinkFloyd.“Icouldn’treallygetit.ButIjustremember(thinkingthat)thisisreallycool.”
Harrysaid,“Attheverybeginning,allIwantedwastobethegranddadwiththebeststories.”Surely,nowheisontherighttrack(轨道).
4、WhydidStylesgosolo?
A.Hewantedtotravelwithhisfriends.
B.Hewascertainthathewouldsucceed.
C.Hewantedtobeindependentfromthehand.
D.Hewantedtodothethingsthathehadn’tdonebefore.
5、Fromthearticle,whichofthefollowingsistrue?
A.Styles,nextalbumisabouthisfather.
B.Styleswantedtobeamanwith“stories”.
C.Heleftthebandbecauseofitsdishonesty.
D.Stylescouldn’tfindhisidentityaftergoingsolo.
6、WhatStylesdidontheislandinJamaicadidn’tinclude
.
A.makingarecord
B.hangingoutatthebar
C.swimmingintheriver
D.studyinglikeacollegestudent.
7、Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?
A.Styles’“stories”abouthissolocareer.
B.Styles’favoriatesports
C.ThebandOneDirection
D.Styles’achievementsinmusic.
FrenchwriterFrantzFanononcesaid:
“Tospeakalanguageistotakeonaworld,aculture.”Sincetheworldchangeseveryday,sodoesourlanguage.
Morethan300newwordsandphraseshaverecentlymadeitintotheonlineOxfordDictionary,andinonewayoranothertheyareallreflectionsoftoday’schangingworld.
Afterayearthatwaspoliticallyunstable,it’snothardtounderstandthefactthatpeople’spoliticalviewsareoneofthemaindrivesofourexpandingvocabulary.Oneexampleis“clicktivism”,acompoundof“click”and“activism”.Itrefersto“armchairactivists”—peoplewhosupportapoliticalorsocialcause,butonlyshowtheirsupportfrombehindacomputerorsmartphone.And“otherize”isaverbfor“other”thatmeanstoalienate(使疏远)peoplewhoaredifferentfromourselves—whetherthatbedifferentskincolor,religiousbelieforsexuality.
Lifestyleisalsochangingourlanguage.Forexample,“fitspiration”—acompoundoffitandinspiration—referstoapersonorthingthatencouragesonetoexerciseandstayfitandhealthy.
Thephrase“climaterefugee”—someonewhoisforcedtoleavetheirhomeduetoclimatechange—reflectspeople’sconcernfortheenvironment.
AccordingtoStevenson,socialmediawasthemainsourceforthenewexpressions.“Peoplefeelmuchfreertocointheirownwordsthesedays,”hesaid.
Butstill,notallnewly-inventedwordsgetthechancetomaketheirwayintoamainstream(主流的)dictionary.Ifyouwanttocreateyourownhitwords,AngusStevenson,OxfordDictionariesheadofcontentdevelopment,suggeststhatyoushouldnotonlymakesurethattheyareexpressive(有表现力的)andmeaningful,butalsohaveanattractivesoundsothatpeoplewillenjoysayingthemoutloud.
8、Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?
A.SomenewwordthatgotincludedintotheonlineOxfordDictionary.
B.Theapplicationofnewwordsandphrases.
C.Howalanguagemirrorsthechangingworld.
D.Theimpactofsocialmediaonourlanguage.
9、Theunderlinedword“coin”inthesecond-to-lastparagraphprobablymeans________.
A.use
B.record
C.change
D.create
10、Howisthearticlemainlydeveloped?
A.Bygivingexamples.
B.Bymakingcomparisons.
C.Byfollowingatimeline.
D.Bypresentingresearchfindings.
11、AccordingtoStevenson,tomakethewordsyouinventpopular,theyshould________.
A.beeasytoremember
B.haveuniquemeanings
C.reflectthechangingworld
D.bemeaningful,expressiveandcatchy
Beingseeninafancysportscarorenjoyingabeachholidayinafive-starhotelwereoncesignsofhaving‘‘madeit”.
Butanewstudysuggestedthathavingpeoplethinkofyouasconstantlybusyandoverworkedisnowafarbetterwaytoshowsocialstatus.
AccordingtoHarvardUniversityintheUS,peopleareincreasinglyleaningtowardthephenomenonof“humblebragging(谦虚自夸)”.Thisiswhenpeoplemakeaseeminglymodeststatementthatactuallydrawsattentiontosomethingtheywanttobrag(吹嘘)about.
Phrasessuchas“Ihavenolife”and“Idesperatelyneedaholiday”arenowusedtoimplysocialstanding,whileorderingfoodandshoppingonlineistheperfectwaytoprovetoneighborsthatyouaresimplytoobusyandimportanttogotothesupermarket.
“Movies,magazines,andpopularTVshowsoftenhighlight(强调)theabundance(富足)ofmoneyandleisuretimeamongthewealthy,”saidNeeruPaharia,anassistantprofessoratHarvardUniversity.
“Inrecentyears,featuringwealthypeoplerelaxingbythepooloronayacht(游艇),playingtennisorskiingandhuntingarebeingreplacedwithadvertisementsfeaturingbusyindividualswhoworklonghoursandhaveverylimitedleisuretime,”hesaid.“Displaying(howbusyyouareatwork)andalackofleisuretimeoperatesasavisiblesignalofstatusintheeyesofothers.”
TheresearcherspointedoutthattheWallStreetJournal’s2016advertcampaignfeaturedcelebrities(名人)complainingabouttheirbusylives,withtheslogan(标语).“Peoplewhodon’thavetime,maketimetoreadtheWallStreetJournal.”
There